Flair – Nausea
Glasgow’s Flair have been building steadily since their 2023 debut EP and breakout track “Run Away” — shortlisted at the 2025 Scottish Live Music Awards for Best Live Artist, festival slots at Belladrum Tartan Heart, national and international radio play, stages shared with Pentire and Arkayla. “Nausea” is their first new material of 2026, a lead single from their second EP For Lack of a Better Word, due July 10 on Revo Pro.
The band describe it as their most raw and direct to date, and the source material backs that up. Vocalist Tony Collum says the track came out of late 2025 studio sessions in Glasgow and channels the pressure of lineup changes, turbulent relationships and restless ambition — “spiralling thoughts and the emotions behind the pressures” is how he puts it. Musically it opens with pulsing bass and jagged guitars before desperate vocals come in to press against them, never quite resolving the tension it builds. It earns the title.
Flair’s reference points — Wunderhorse, The War on Drugs, Fontaines D.C. — are worn clearly enough on the sleeve that it’s fair to name them, but the combination is theirs. A UK run of shows follows through the summer and into September, headlining King Tut’s in Glasgow in July. Worth watching.
Tour Dates Europe:
- March 27 – Glasgow, UK – Nice n Sleazy’s
- April 18 – Glasgow, UK – The Old Hairdresser’s
- May 30 – Sheffield, UK – Bring The Noise Festival
- June 26 – Birmingham, UK – Dead Wax
- July 17 – Glasgow, UK – King Tut’s (Headline)
- September 5 – London, UK – The Dublin Castle
